Someone with knowledge in this area (Baby Bang experiment)?

Question

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=325&objectid=10400645
Can someone please explain how this is okay?

It says they are going into an area that they don't really understand, and if that is true how can they calculate the risk?

Answer 1

First, we're talking about colliding protons here. Very, very small with terribly miniscule masses. Even if these colliding protons did form black holes, the masses of these black holes would be so small that they would evaporate through Hawking radiation within a timeframe short enough that it would be unlikely that any other particles would be absorbed by the black holes.

Also, the size of the black holes would be much smaller than the size of the protons that formed it. This would also work against any absorbing of other particles.

In terms of risk estimation (and that's all they can do), they can estimate the rate of black hole production, the approximate size of the black holes and their lifetimes, the likelihood of absorbing additional matter and come up with some estimate of the likely risk.

In a similar vein, when they were developing the atomic and hydrogen bombs, the scientists calculated that there was an extremely small risk that these weapons would set the atmosphere on fire. The risk levels were low enough that they went ahead with the testing. And they were right about the explosions being relatively safe.

Answer 2

It is not correct to think of the Big Bang as an explosion. When a bomb explodes, pieces of debris fly off INTO SPACE from a central location. This process is not possible with the universe, however, because the universe itself always has and always will consist of ALL SPACE. Thanks to the combined efforts of astronomers and physicists, we are making steady advances.

Answer 3

We have to try.

Stored below California is enough anti-matter to make a pretty big explosion.

Answer 4

there is no risk to our own universe


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